Resources

Commonly used web resources for the Yakima Basin.

Federal

Bureau or Reclamation

Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Reports

Hydromet for the Yakima Basin

Natural Resources Conservation Service

The National Water and Climate Center (Snow Water Equivalent Map)

State

Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Land Use maps and web maps

Department of Ecology

Office of Columbia River

Yakima River Basin Integrated Plan

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Fish Barrier Web Map

Salmonscape Map

Tribal

Yakama Nation

Yakama Nation Fisheries

Yakima Klickitat Fisheries Project (YKFP)

Stream Flow Monitoring

Yakima River Stream Flow Monitoring Page

Non-Governmental

Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board The Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board's mission is to conserve and restore sustainable and harvestable populations of native fish and wildlife species in close partnership with the local communities of the Yakima River Basin.

Yakima Basin Natural Resources Library Yakima Valley Library collection of Yakima Basin documents focusing on research documents, agency reports and journal articles.

Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and restoring wild salmonid populations, their habitats, and ecosystem functions through restoration, protection, education, and community involvement throughout our region.

Yakima Basin Integrated Plan Website The Yakima Basin Integrated Plan (YBIP) is a collaboration of state, federal, tribal, business, and community organizations committed to addressing water, fishery, habitat and climate variability challenges to ensure a robust Yakima River Basin within its built and natural systems.

Streamnet StreamNet is a cooperative information management and data dissemination project focused on fisheries and aquatic data and data-related services in the Pacific Northwest, with a focus on the Columbia River Basin.

PTAGIS The Columbia Basin PIT Tag Information System (PTAGIS) is the centralized database for PIT-tagged fish in the Columbia River Basin.

Columbia River DART An interactive data resource designed for research and management purposes relating to the Columbia River Basin salmon populations and river environment.

Important Literature/References

• Bryant, F. G., and Z. E. Parkhurst. 1950. Survey of the Columbia River and its tributaries: 4. area III - Washington stream from the Klickitat and Snake Rivers to Grand Coulee Dam, with notes on the Columbia and its tributaries above Grand Coulee Dam. Page 108. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Special Scientific Report - Fisheries 57.
• Bureau of Reclamation. 2002. Interim Comprehensive Basin Operating Plan for the Yakima Project, Washington.
• Bureau of Reclamation. 2003. Phase 1 Assessment Report Storage Dam Fish Passage Study Yakima Project, Washington. U.S Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Technical Series PN-YDFP-001.
• Columbia Basin Inter-Agency Committee. 1964. River Mile Index Yakima River.
• Cuffney, T. F., M. R. Meador, S. D. Porter, and M. E. Gurtz. 1997. Distribution of fish, benthic invertebrate, and algal communities in relation to physical and chemical conditions, Yakima River Basin, WA, 1990. Page 94. U.S. Geological Survey, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96–4280.
• Haring, D. 2001. Habitat limiting factors Yakima River Watershed, Water Resource Inventory Areas 37-39 : Final Report. Page 364. Washington State Conservation Commission.
• HDR Engineering, Inc and Anchor QEA. 2011. Yakima River Basin study: modeling of reliability and flows technical memorandum. Page 48. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, 08CA10677A ID/IQ, Task 6.
• Ottem, S. P. 2008. The General Adjudication of the Yakima River: Tributaries for the Twenty-First Century and a Changing Climate. Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation 23(2):275–256.
• Parker, G., and F. Storey. 1916. Water Powers of the Cascade Range, Part III. Yakima River Basin Washington. U.S. Geological Survey, Water Supply Paper 369.
• Reiss, K. Y., J. Thomas, E. Anderson, and J. Cummins. 2012. Yakima Basin Bull Trout Action Plan. Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board.
• Stanford, J., E. Snyder, M. Lorang, D. Whited, P. Matson, and J. Chaffin. 2002. The reaches project: ecological and geomorphic studies supporting normative flows in the Yakima River Basin, Washington. Page 152. Bonneville Power Administration, DOE/BP-00005854-1, Portland, OR.
• Snyder, E. B., and J. A. Stanford. 2001. Review and Synthesis of River Ecological Studies in the Yakima River, Washington, with Emphasis on Flow and Salmon Habitat Interactions. Flathead Lake Biological Station, University of Montana, Polson, MT
• System Operations Advisory Committee Members. 1999. Report on Biologically Based Flows for the Yakima River Basin. System Operations Advisory Committee.
• Tuck, R. L. 1995. The impacts of irrigation development on anadromous fish in the Yakima Basin. Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA.
• Washington State Department of Ecology. 2012. Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resource Management Plan: Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Washington State Department of Ecology, Yakima, WA.
• Yakima Subbasin Fish and Wildlife Planning Board. 2004. Yakima Subbasin Plan.
• Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board. 2017. Yakima Bull Trout Action Plan 2017 Action Update.
• Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board. 2009. Yakima Steelhead Recovery Plan.